Sternectomy for Treating Advanced Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer

J Skin Cancer. 2019 May 30:2019:3948782. doi: 10.1155/2019/3948782. eCollection 2019.

Abstract

Introduction: Skin cancer is a rare indication of sternectomy. Our goal is to report the clinical course of seven patients who underwent sternectomy for skin cancer.

Methods: The survey data were collected from medical records of patients treated between 2008 and 2018 at Ceará Cancer Institute.

Results: All patients had prolonged sunlight exposure and average disease time of two years and age of 60 years. Most patients recovered favorably after treatment with prolonged survival.

Conclusion: Sternectomy remains an option with curative purposes for locally advanced skin cancer.